SP3 Win7 Ultimate Advice Required

Hi Everyone,

I run Win7 Ultimate 64bit SP1 at present.

A provider informs me the cause of their programme installation failure is because I don't have SP3 installed.

I have loads of programmes, both old and new, running on my desktop, but have never before been required to have SP3 installed. (I never even knew there was such a Service Pack until a couple of hours ago)

Can anyone (a) enlighten me as to what SP3 does, and (b) let me know how I can obtain it to install.

Thank you.

Ian

Windows 7 only goes up to SP1.

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Hi Zero & torchwood,

My apologies for the time taken to respond but, in the vain hope of help coming from the Provider (Protonmail.com) I didn't want to "jump any gun", so to speak.

They (Protonmail.com) have totally ignored my last four emails on this subject - quite possibly as I have asked for a refund!!!! (Who knows) A very unprofessional mob anyway.

My updates were turned off as far too many of Microsoft's "good ideas" usually resulted in a BSOD, necessitating a re-install.

A screenshot of the error message is attached. There was only one file to download. Install was tried several times on two machines, as was re-downloading with and without DownloadManager.

Thanks again to you both.

Ian

Hi Ian,
suspect its to do with SHA 2 validatoon based on the error message, please confirm you have this update on your system. KB4474419
2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support requirement for Windows and WSUS

Roy

Hi Roy,
My copy of Win7 Ultimate SP1 was only recently (9 weeks) provided by Microsoft Reading in co-operation with Seattle (Long story, not for publication) so would have thought it was fully updated - but who knows?

IF a programme has a specific requirement, such as drivers or updates, the Supplier should draw attention to it, not just "grab the money and run".

Anyway, even if I discovered the presence of an SP3., 4.,5 & 6 already installed, the unprofessionalism of Protonmail is such that I will not install their product. For every (most) piece of software, there is invariably an alternative to be had - somewhere.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Ian

That copy of W7, likely only includes SP1, thier latest version, MS have never produced any media that is totally upto date. You will likely have 170 updates to install, and the KB i mentioned is 1 of them.

go Cntrol Panel >>> Windows updates >> Installed updates(bottom left)

Roy

Hi Roy,

Well, whether my version is up to date or not, it functions perfectly well with all the programmes I use, and my Internet usage too.

As I said last time, Protonmail will not become part of my "system". In this day and age, if a Seller can't advertise their product correctly, nor respond to polite email requests for assistance, they are of no interest to me.

Thanks for taking the time to investigate but, I shall not be taking this any further.

Kind regards,

Ian

Yes, Proton Technologies doesn't really have the best of customer support. But guess what? A whole hell of a lot of people use ProtonMail including me. Yes, I use the Bridge and Apps for my phone and tablet. From Wikipedia:

ProtonMail opened up to the public in March 2016. In 2017, ProtonMail had over 2 million users,[11] and grew to over 5 million by September 2018,[12] 20 million by the end of 2019,[13] and over 50 million in 2020.[14]

What does this mean? Two points:

1) With that many people it would probably be very hard to answer all questions via customer service. (They do need a forum).

2) I don't think too many other users have this issue including me. I only use a handful of updates because that's how I roll, especially the aforementioned being hosed over by an "update" that lacks low QC (Quality Control). I do run a tight ship however and I'm not writing a book on it all which I can and will if I have to. Trust me.

Now you asked a question and got an answer. And here's some evidence that backs up what Torchwood said.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/e...-bit-or-64-bit

KB3033929 is the update I have installed and so far no Proton Bridge mess ups.

Now do your due diligence and fix the issue at hand and stop blaming the cow for not running like a horse.

Now if you think email is secure, nothing could be farther from the truth...

ProtonMail just gives you a car with tinted windows. You're still visible in public... You need to know that metadata and everything else can be attached here. And using ProtonMail its self makes you target number 1.

You want secure messages? Use Signal, Threema or maybe Wire. (Use it with a one time pad). Each has its negatives and positives. Above all else, you are your own worst enemy, so are your friends, and how you run your device's security.